Blaise Andries, a 6-foot-6, 295-pound senior offensive tackle from Marshall (MN) High, committed to Minnesota in April. Andries helped pace the Tigers to an 11-1 mark this year, losing to Benilde-St. Margaret’s 44-34 in the semifinals of the Class AAAA state tournament. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Andries to talk about the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Articles
Holiday Bowl Preview: Gophers Shorthanded Secondary will be Tested by Cougars
Minnesota (8-4 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) vs. Washington State (8-4 overall, 7-2 Pac-12) When: Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. CT – San Diego, Calif. Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium (70,561) TV/Radio: ESPN, KFAN 100.3 FM Coach: Mike Leach (5th season) Spread: Washington State -10, o/u: 61 INSIDE THE GAME Cougars at a Glance WSU and Minnesota have met five […] READ MORE
Pride on Ice Preview: Gophers Hit the Road for Series Against Michigan State
No. 11 Minnesota (7-5-2 overall, 1-1-0-0 B1G) vs. Michigan State (4-6-1 overall, 0-0-0-0 B1G) Date: Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 Location: Munn Ice Arena | East Lansing, Mich. Puck Drop: 5:33 p.m. CT TV: Big Ten Network Stream: BTN2Go Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 Location: Munn Ice Arena | East […] READ MORE
Gophers Coach Tracy Claeys and WR Drew Wolitarsky Talk Holiday Bowl
Gophers have been selected to face off against Washington State in this years Holiday Bowl! The Bowl takes place in San Diego, California on December 27th. Media met with Coach Tracy Claeys and WR Drew Wolitarsky briefly tonight to get their opinions on the bowl. Drew Wolitarsky commented on being excited to go back to […] READ MORE
Pride on Ice Preview: Gophers Open B1G Slate With Ohio State
No. 10 Ohio State (8-1-4 overall, 0-0-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 11 Minnesota (6-4-2 overall, 0-0-0 Big Ten) Date: Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 Location: Mariucci Arena | Minneapolis, Minn. Puck Drop: 8:03 p.m. CT TV: Big Ten Network Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network Stream: BTN2Go Date: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 Location: Mariucci Arena | […] READ MORE
Gophers Game Preview: Minnesota Heads to Madison as Heavy Underdog
Minnesota (8-3 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) at No. 5 Wisconsin (9-2 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT – Madison, Wis. Stadium: Camp Randall (80,321) TV/Radio: BTN, KFAN 100.3 FM Coach: Paul Chryst (2nd season) Spread: Wisconsin -14, o/u: 44 INSIDE THE GAME Badgers at a Glance The Minnesota/Wisconsin border-battle has been played […] READ MORE
Pride on Ice Preview: Gophers Travel to Boston For Series Against BC and Northeastern
No. 8 Minnesota vs. Northeastern Date: Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 Location: Matthews Arena | Boston, Mass. Puck Drop: 6:00 p.m. CT Stream: GoNU.com/xstream Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network No. 8 Minnesota vs. No. 3 Boston College Date: Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 Location: Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass. Puck Drop: 12:00 p.m. CT Stream: […] READ MORE
Marching Band: View from the Pit
In my four years of Marching Band here at the University of Minnesota I have watched a lot of Gopher Football and loved absolutely every minute of it. Not it was it senior day for our Gophers on Saturday against Northwestern, it was also my last time watching our team at home. I took in […] READ MORE
By the Numbers: Gophers Stifle Wildcats on Senior Day, 29-12
The Gophers came into Saturday’s against Northwestern as an underdog, outplaying the visiting Wildcats en route to a 29-12 victory. The Maroon and Gold improved to 8-3 on the year, and will face Wisconsin to finish out the regular season next week. 20 Field goals for Emmit Carpenter, this season. That ties Dan Nystrom’s season […] READ MORE
Gophers Game Preview: Minnesota Hosts Northwestern for Senior Day
Northwestern (5-5 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) at Minnesota (7-3 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT – Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) TV/Radio: BTN, KFAN 100.3 FM Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (11th season) Spread: Northwestern -1½, o/u: 45 INSIDE THE GAME Wildcats at a Glance Pat Fitzgerald is only 40 years old, […] READ MORE